Pink Floyd
January-April 1969
Posters & Handbills
Any comments, corrections or additions to this listing would be greatly appreciated.
1a) Mothers Club poster
Date & Venue: Mother's Club, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, January 12, 1969
Bands: Giant, Bonzo Dog Band, Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 30" x 20"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show at Mothers Club on January 12, 1969.
1b) Middle Earth handbill
Date & Venue: Middle Earth Club, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, January 18, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Tiny Tim, Jimmy Scot, Arcadium
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd show at the Middle Earth Club in the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England on January 18, 1969.
1c) Shelter benefit poster
Date & Venue: New Cavendish Ballroom, Edinburgh, Scotland, January 29, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Pretty Things, Skin
Notes: A round poster for the Shelter benefit held at the New Cavendish Ballroom in Edinburgh, Scotland on January 29, 1969.
It is believed that this concert was postponed to February 26, 1969.
2a) Malvern Winter Gardens poster
Date & Venue: Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire, England, February 1, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Roy Gee, Stax Movement
Poster Size: apx. 30" x 20"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show at the Winter Gardens in Malvern, Worcestershire, England on February 1, 1969.
2b1) Derwent College St. Valentine's Dance poster
Date & Venue: St. Valentines Dance, Junior Common Room, Derwent College, York University, England, February 15, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Love Sculpture
Poster Artist: Produced by the art department at the college.
Poster Size: 29 11/16" x 20 3/16"
PT: .005"
Printing Information: Silver ink on velvet paper.
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show at Derwent College on February 15, 1969.
Produced in extremely limited quantities by the art department at the college and hung on campus to advertise the gig. Source: the social secretary of the university and organizer of the concert Derek Peat.
2b2) Derwent College St. Valentine's Dance handbill
Date & Venue: St. Valentines Dance, Junior Common Room, Derwent College, York University, England, February 15, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Love Sculpture, Alexander's Blues-Time Band
Handbill Artist: Produced by the art department at the college.
Handbill Size: 6 1/2" x 8"
HT: .0056"
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd show at Derwent College on February 15, 1969.
2c) Manchester University Rag Ball poster
Date & Venue: Manchester University, Manchester, England, February 18, 1969
Bands & location:
Open Lounge: John Dummer Blues Band, Bakerloo Blues Line.
Small Debating Hall: John Peel & the Liverpool Scene, Bridget St. John.
Main Debating Hall: Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention.
Burlington Street: The Foundations, Simon Dupree.
also listed: Ten Years After, Principle Edwards Magic Theatre, Herd, New York Public Library, Clouds, Skatellites, Syanthesia.
Poster Artist: Designed by Stan Codling.
Poster Size: 27" x 19 15/16"
PT: .0044"
Notes: A poster for the Manchester & Salford Students' Shrove Rag Ball that featured Pink Floyd performing in the Main Debating Hall at Manchester University, Manchester, England on February 18, 1969.
2d) Le Festival Sigma de Bordeaux poster
Date & Venue: Alhambra Theatre, Bordeaux, France, February 21, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Roland Kirk Quartet
Notes: A small poster for the Pink Floyd show at Le Festival Sigma de Bordeaux at the Alhambra Theatre in Bordeaux, France on February 21, 1969.
2e) The Dome, Brighton, Sussex flyer
Date & Venue: The Dome, Brighton, Sussex, England, February 24, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Pretty Things, Third Ear Band
Handbill Size: 6 1/2" x 8 1/16"
PT: .0048"
Notes: A small window poster / flyer for the Pink Floyd show at The Dome in Brighton, Sussex, England on February 24, 1969.
2f) Marlowe Theater, Canterbury poster
Date & Venue: Marlowe Theater, Canterbury, Kent, England, February 25, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 29" x 20"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show at the Marlowe Theater on February 25, 1969. The Pink Floyd Present A Concert of Experimental Pop Music on Tuesday 25th February at Eight PM at The Marlowe. This poster features a line drawing of two naked females in the style of Aubrey Beardsley.
3a) Rag Ball, Bristol poster
Date & Venue: Victoria Rooms, Clifton, Bristol, England, March 3, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, East of Eden
Notes: A small poster for the Pink Floyd show at the Rag Ball held in the Victoria Rooms in Clifton, Bristol, England on March 3, 1969.
3b) Rag Ball, Reading poster
Date & Venue: The New Union, Reading University, Reading, Berkshire, March 8, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Pretty Things, Gods
Poster Size: apx. 27" x 17"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show at the Rag Ball held in The New Union at Reading University, Reading, Berkshire, England on March 8, 1969.
3c1) Van Dike Club handbill (black)
Date & Venue: The Van Dike Club, Devonport, Plymouth, England, March 14, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, and others
Handbill Artist: Jim Corridan
Notes: A black handbill from the Van Dike Club for January-March 1969. Pink Floyd is listed on the flyer on March 14, 1969.
3c2) Van Dike Club handbill (white)
Date & Venue: The Van Dike Club, Devonport, Plymouth, England, March 14, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, and others
Handbill Artist: Jim Corridan
Notes: A white handbill from the Van Dike Club for January-March 1969. Same listings as the black handbill.
This handbill was folded into three vertical panes.
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3b3) Greg Van Dike reprint:
Size: 8 1/2" x 11 3/4"
Note: This is an authorized reprint of this handbill done by Greg Van Dike. It is initialed and numbered. The reprint cuts off the left side of the handbill. On the back in pencil, are the letters G.V. and it is numbered x/10.
3d) Dunelm House poster
Date & Venue: Dunelm House, Durham University Students' Centre, Durham University, Durham City, England, March 20, 1968
Bands: Pink Floyd, Doctor K's Blues Band.
Poster Size: 30" x 20"
Notes: Two posters for a Pink Floyd concert at Dunelm House on March 20, 1969. The first lists Doctor K's Blues Band as the support act. This poster was sold by Bonham's Auction House in 2010 and again in 2013 as an original poster. The second poster lists the band Juice as the support act. This poster is on the band Juice's web site and on the site they remember playing with Pink Floyd on this date. So perhaps the support act was changed before the show and a new poster was made, or the second poster with Juice is a clever forgery.
3e) Arts Ball poster
Date & Venue: Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, March 21, 1969
Bands: Love Affair, Pink Floyd, P.P. Arnold
Notes: A poster for Pink Floyd at the Arts Ball on March 21, 1969.
3f1) Chesterfield College of Technology poster
Date & Venue: St. James Hall, Chesterfield, England, March 27, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Shape of the Rain, Emery Chase
Poster Size: 30" x 20"
Notes: A poster for Pink Floyd at St. James Hall in Chesterfield, England on March 27, 1969.
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3f2) Chesterfield commemorative poster:
Notes: A commenorative poster for Pink Floyd at St. James Hall in Chesterfield, England on March 27, 1969.
4a1) Leas Cliff Hall poster
Date & Venue: Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent, England, April 12, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for Leas Cliff Hall on April 12, 1969. Appears to be authentic.
4a2) Leas Cliff Hall handbill
Date & Venue: Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent, England, April 12, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill for Leas Cliff Hall for April 1969. Pink Floyd is listed on April 12th.
4b) Royal Festival Hall poster
Date & Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London, England, April 14, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Hipgnosis
Poster Size: 30 1/16" x 20"
PT: .0057"
Printing Information: Printed at the Ranelagh Press, Hampstead, London
Notes: A poster for More Furious Madness From the Massed Gadgets of Auximenes at the Royal Festival Hall on April 14, 1969.
4c1) Bromley Technical College poster
Date & Venue: Technical College, Bromley, Kent, England, April 26, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, East of Eden, Hippotoma
Poster Size: 30" x 40"
Notes: Original large poster for Pink Floyd, East of Eden and Hippotoma at the Technical College in Bromley on April 26, 1969.
4c2) Bromley Technical College window poster (cream variant)
Date & Venue: Technical College, Bromley, Kent, England, April 26, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, East of Eden
Poster Size: 9 15/16" x 8"
Printing Information: Printed on regular (cream colored) paper.
Notes: Original window poster / handbill for Pink Floyd and East of Eden at the Technical College in Bromley on April 26, 1969.
4c3) Bromley Technical College window poster (green variant)
Date & Venue: Technical College, Bromley, Kent, England, April 26, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, East of Eden
Poster Size: 9 15/16" x 8"
PT: .0053"
Printing Information: Printed on green paper.
Notes: Original window poster / handbill for Pink Floyd and East of Eden at the Technical College in Bromley on April 26, 1969.
4c4) Bromley Technical College window poster (orange variant)
Date & Venue: Technical College, Bromley, Kent, England, April 26, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, East of Eden
Poster Size: 9 15/16" x 8"
PT: .0055"
Printing Information: Printed on orange paper.
Notes: Original window poster / handbill for Pink Floyd and East of Eden at the Technical College in Bromley on April 26, 1969.
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4c5) Bromley Technical College commemorative poster
Notes: A commemorative poster for Pink Floyd at the Technical College in Bromley on April 26, 1969.
There is no ticket information, time of show, or support act listed on the poster.
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4c6) Bromley Technical College commemorative poster reproduction
Notes: A reproduction of the commemorative Pink Floyd poster from the Technical College in Bromley on April 26, 1969.
These reproductions have been made in purple, brown and red, and have dark streaks down the front of the poster to make it look dirty and old.
4d1) Mothers Club poster
Date & Venue: Mother's Club, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, April 27, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 30" x 20"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show at Mothers Club on April 27, 1969.
4d2) Mothers Club handbill
Dates & Venue: Mother's Club, Birmingham, England , March 28-June 29, 1969
Bands: McKenna Mendlsohn Mainline Blues Band, Bonzo Dog Band, Country Joe & the Fish, Ian Anderson Country Blues, Spooky Tooth, Fairport Convention, John Dummer Blues Band, Soft Machine, Fleetwood Mac, Liverpool Scene, John Hiseman's Colosseum, Aynsley Dunbar, Eclection, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Roy Harper, Pretty Things, Tim Rose, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Steppenwolf, Savoy Brown, Keef Hartley, Group Therapy, Blood Sweat & Tears, Procol Harum, Nice, Deep Purple, Chicken Shack, Ten Years After, Blodwyn Pig, and the Mothers of Invention.
Handbill Size: 8" x 6 1/2"
PT: .005"
Notes: A calendar handbill from Mothers Club in Birmingham, England from March 28th through June 29, 1969. Handed out to patrons at the club. Pink Floyd + John Peel are listed on April 27, 1969.
